The role of intermediary model in financing micro enterprise sector in Malaysia by Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor, Nawai, Norhaziah

“…This research was designed to examine the intermediary model in financing micro enterprise sector in Malaysia.The Intermediary Model is more effective than the Porfolio or Individual Model.in situations where the micro enterprise sector is composed of many small borrowers which exceed the lenders risk-transaction cost frontier.The study used the mixed method approach whereby data gathered through in-depth interviews with Tekun Nasional (TN) officers and questionnaire survey being distributed to TN clients.Data was gathered from 208 borrowers under the TN scheme using the disproportionate random sampling technique.The study attempts to analyse either the criteria used by TN in offering loan is adequate and to determine the factors affecting repayment performance in microfinance programs in Malaysia The finding shows that individual factors that affect microentrepreneur's repayment performance are age, gender, education level and total monthly income.While, firm factors that affect microentrepreneur's repayment performance are firm's profit, business status, life of business, distance to lender office, business sector and area of operation.The loan factors that affect microentrepreneur's repayment performance are total amount of loan received, repayment periods and loan type.Meanwhile, the lender factors that affect microentrepreneur's repayment performance is, penalty imposed by TN.The result show that no pressures from TN for the clients to pay the loan and this causes the clients to delay their payment of just pay a minimum amount that resulted the clients finally defaulted.Besides, the result also shows that 11 percent of the respondents admitted that they did not fully utilise the loan given to them.…”
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Identifying key success factors for startups With sentiment analysis using text data mining by Tina Asgari, Amir Daneshvar, Adel Pourghader Chobar, Maryam Ebrahimi, Simon Abrahamyan

“…It is aimed to identify the basic success factors, which are essential for startups as they intend to develop successful and profitable business models over time. To this end, it is attempted to analyze the sentiments on user-generated content (UGC) on Twitter. …”
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ANALISIS PERENCANAAN LABA DAN RESIKO USAHA DALAM PRODUKSI SIR 20 DI PT. PERKEBUNAN NUSANTARA (PTPN) VII (PERSERO) UNIT PADANG PELAWI by Windarti Sitorus, Nyayu Neti Arianti, M. Mustopa Romdhon

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Pairs trading. by Tan, Lee Kwang., Lim, Nelson Yao Kai., Lee, Wen Kai.

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Motivations of potential anchor businesses to support community development and community health. by Catherine C Cohen, Nabeel Qureshi, Raymond Tsai, Harry H Liu

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Some for-profit businesses act like non-profit anchor institutions in contributing to community development, particularly health-related initiatives. …”
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Potential commercialization of a collagen-GAG scaffold for liver regeneration by Southworth, Adam R

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ENT300 Miracle Pet-Shop Sdn.Bhd / Mohd Hafizzi Majid... [et.al] by Majid, Mohd Hafizzi, Maurice Gurang, Kriztni Dami, Zulkarnain, Rafidah, Kassim, Nur Amni, Ahmad Fauzi, Muhammad Zhafri

“…Animal companion has the potential of being a profitable business if it is done in modern way with large scale and systematically managed. …”
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INVESTIGATING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCING REPURCHASE INTENTION: CASE STUDY IN BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY by Claudia SEVERESIA, Prio UTOMO, Friska NATALIA

“…The food and beverages industry is one of the most contributing sectors for Indonesian economic growth. It is a profitable business to invest in, due to the development of the Indonesian population. …”
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PENERAPAN SISTEM INTELIJENSIA BISNIS DAN K-MEANS CLUSTERING UNTUK MEMANTAU PRODUKSI TANAMAN OBAT by Miwan Kurniawan Hidayat, Rina Fitriana

“…The medicinal plant business can be a profitable business prospect because it has high export opportunities. …”
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Innovative agricultural extension value chain-based models for smallholder African farmers by Bidjokazo FOFANA, Leonides HALOS-KIM, Mercy AKEREDOLU, Ande OKIROR, Kebba SIMA, Deola NAIBAKELAO, Mel OLUOCH, Fumiko ISEKI

“…The use of the above along with necessary capacity building has facilitated the development of profitable business linkages of smallholder farmers with financial institutions and reliable market opportunities. …”
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INDONESIA’S “MARITIME WORLD FULCRUM” AND CHINA’S “MARITIME SILK ROAD” by L. M. Efimova

“…Some Indonesian observers greet close cooperation with China as a very profitable business opportunity but others express apprehensions that too close cooperation with China could be dangerous for Indonesian sovereignty over its territorial waters.…”
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Taking on the Corporate Determinants of Ill-health and Health Inequity: A Scoping Review of Actions to Address Excessive Corporate Power to Protect and Promote the Public’s Health... by Benjamin Wood, Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Gary Sacks

“…Background  In many sectors of the economy, for-profit business corporations hold excessive power relative to some governments and civil society. …”
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Level of customer satisfaction toward building customer loyalty : a case study at Binaraya PKINK Sdn Bhd / Nurul Aida Mohd Zin by Mohd Zin, Nurul Aida

“…Every supplier wants to create and retain a loyal customer who engages in continued profitable business. Customer loyalty is the measure of success of the supplier in retaining a long term relationship with the customer. …”
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Audit Markets in the Six Member States of Gulf Co-Operation Council Countries (GCC): A Review and Synthesis of the Literature by Aljaaidi, Khaled Slamen Yaslam, Abidin, Shamharir

“…Subsequently, after these recent developments, GCC is found to be a profitable business environment for local, regional, and foreign investors (e.g., Gulf Base, 2009; Al-Shammari et al., 2008; Al-Hussaini and Al-Sultan, 2008; Bley and Chen, 2006). …”
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Commercial Banks’ Risk-taking Behavior in SAARC Economic Bloc: 2 Stage Least Square Approach by Shumaila Meer Perhiar, Ali Fathoni

“…Government security (GOV) in the local banks does not provide a safety net after the r financial crisis. The profitable business deals, different structure, and inter-operation of losses by investors also cause high LLP, a reason for large impaired loan (IMP). …”
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Factors influencing Grasscutter Domestication in Rural Communities of Oyo State, Nigeria by Oluwatoyin Mayowa Okanlawon, Oluwaseun A. Adeleke, Philip O. Eniola

“…It is therefore becoming a profitable business among rural farmers in Oyo State. This study investigated factors affecting grasscutter domestication in Oyo State. …”
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Heliceculture as a new promising direction of agriculture in Ukraine by I. S. Danilova

“…Breeding snails in artificial conditions is a profitable business that few people know about and which can bring a lot of pleasure and a good income. …”
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Can Corporate Responsibility Improve Business Financial Performance? A Research Insight by Alphonse Kumaza, Yuanqiong He

“…The result indicates statistically significant the numerical tests and coefficients, which attest to corporate responsibility (CR) profiting businesses and, therefore, a strong proof that CR prospers enterprises operations. …”
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Factors influencing Grasscutter Domestication in Rural Communities of Oyo State, Nigeria by Oluwatoyin Mayowa Okanlawon, Oluwaseun A. Adeleke, Philip O. Eniola

“…It is therefore becoming a profitable business among rural farmers in Oyo State. This study investigated factors affecting grasscutter domestication in Oyo State. …”
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Factors influencing Grasscutter Domestication in Rural Communities of Oyo State, Nigeria by Oluwatoyin Mayowa Okanlawon, Oluwaseun A. Adeleke, Philip O. Eniola

“…It is therefore becoming a profitable business among rural farmers in Oyo State. This study investigated factors affecting grasscutter domestication in Oyo State. …”
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